Keoonik is a light-hearted trickster animal of Mi’kmaq folktales. He usually appears in the literal form of a otter and spends his time tricking, robbing, and deceiving the other animals of the forest, especially his trickster rival Ableegumooch. Like modern cartoon characters, they sometimes kill themselves or each other with their tricks and then randomly return to life Keoonik is the main character of many stories aimed at children. He often behaves foolishly or causes trouble for others, but unlike animal tricksters in some other tribes, is not dangerous or malevolent and rarely causes lasting harm. Ableegumooch and Keoonik are popular characters with storytellers and stories about the two of them have also been borrowed into the folklore of neighboring tribes such as the Maliseet and Penobscot.

Freeze dried food is a Native Invention. The Inca of Peru used to preserve potatoes using a freeze-dry process. They would put them on mountain terraces, and the solar radiation and extremely cold temperatures created a freeze-dried product that lasted indefinitely.